Tag Archives: pornography
Sherlyn Chopra: The first ever Indian lady to pose nude in Playboy
Tweet Sherlyn Chopra is making naked lady history by being the first Indian woman to pose nude for Playboy. And she’s getting a lot of criticism for this–not because she is supporting a misogynist publication that perpetuates ridiculous standards of sexy. No, that’s not why. Instead, she is getting criticism because some people believe she [...]
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PETA goes all the way (literally) to create a porn site
TweetWe all know us feminists just love to hate PETA. Their shock-and-awe campaigns are among the most racist, offensive and completely unrelated to their actual cause of perhaps any “advocacy” organization that exists. (I say “advocacy” in quotes because I think their self-identification as one that actually promotes animal rights advocacy is a joke.) Anyway, [...]
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What makes feminist porn feminist?
TweetLast weekend’s Feministing Five interview with feminist pornographer Tristan Taormino raised the question of what it is that’s feminist about feminist porn. It’s a complicated question, because the issue of pornography is such a divisive one in the feminist community, and has been for a long time. There are those in the feminist community who [...]
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The Feministing Five: Tristan Taormino
TweetTristan Taormino is a feminist pornographer and sex educator, and the author of half a dozen books, including the acclaimed The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women. Taormino is also the editor of the annual anthology Best Lesbian Erotica, which she has worked on for many years. For nine years, she was a syndicated [...]
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